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Page 6 South Dakota Nurse September, October, November 2016 South Dakota Nurses Foundation Offers 2016 Scholarships: Application Deadline October 1, 2016 Carman Timmerman, EdD, RN SDNF Treasurer and Scholarship Committee Chair October 1, 2016 is the deadline for the 2016 South Dakota Nurse Foundation scholarships. Here is a short summary for each of these scholarships: South Dakota Nurses Foundation Scholarship (2) Amount—$1000 Purpose—To support a registered nurse pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree with the career goal of education program. Criteria 1. Current South Dakota resident 2. Current South Dakota RN license 3. Member of SDNA for at least one year 4. Graduate student pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in nursing or a related field in an accredited program with the goal of practicing nursing in a South Dakota high need area or teaching in a South Dakota baccalaureate or higher degree nursing education program 5. Cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher upon completion of highest degree, i.e., baccalaureate nursing program or master’s in nursing program 6. Career goals and personal qualities congruent with South Dakota Nurses Foundation purposes 7. Evidence of leadership, compassion, involvement in professional organization(s), professional activities, and community service Rita H. Walsh Scholarship (1) Amount—$1000 Purpose—To support a registered nurse pursuing a higher level of nursing education. The scholarship will be awarded annually for the spring semester. Criteria 1. Current South Dakota resident 2. Current South Dakota RN license 3. RN pursing a bachelor’s degree in nursing or RN to master’s degree in nursing (bridge track) in an accredited program 4. Demonstrates financial need 5. Demonstrates the qualities of patient advocacy, patient education, compassion and peer mentoring Marianne M. Stenvig Scholarship (1) Amount—$1000 Purpose—To support a male registered nurse in pursuit of his educational goals. Criteria 1. Current South Dakota resident 2. Current South Dakota RN license 3. Male RN pursuing a graduate degree in nursing (preferred) or a related field in an accredited program 4. SDNA membership preferred 5. Career goals consistent with South Dakota Nurses Foundation purposes of education, research and service 6. Evidence of leadership, compassion, involvement in professional organization(s), professional activities, and community service. Dr. Carl and Leona Stadler Scholarship (1) Amount—$500 Purpose—To support a male student enrolled in an accelerated nursing baccalaureate degree program Criteria 1. Current South Dakota or Minnesota resident 2. Male student accepted or enrolled in the accredited SDSU Accelerated Option program 3. Cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher at time of application 4. Career goals consistent with South Dakota Nurses Foundation purposes of education, research and service 5. Evidence of leadership, compassion, and community service Application Materials for Scholarships: Access the South Dakota Nurses Association (SDNA) website at http://www.sdnursesassociation.org/Main- Menu/South-Dakota-Nurses-Foundation/Scholarships. Alternatively, contact the South Dakota Nurses Association office at contactus@sdnurses.org or 605-945-4265. Questions About Scholarship Applications: Contact Carman at 605.391.4053 or carmantimmerman@ gmail.com Application Deadline for Scholarships: October 1, 2016 Award Date for Scholarships: Fall 2016 Supporting the South Dakota Nurse Foundation: The fact that these scholarships are available underscores the generosity of South Dakota nurses as well as their families and friends. We thank you for that generosity. If you are interested in donating to the South Dakota Nurses Foundation, your gift will help sustain the Foundation’s efforts to endorse the nursing profession as SDNF promotes positive health care changes in South Dakota. Please make your check payable to South Dakota Nurses Foundation Fund and send your check to South Dakota Community Foundation ~ Box 296 ~ Pierre, SD 57501. 25 Are you interested in a career with Horizon Health Care? Contact us today to learn more about current job openings & benefits of working at Horizon Health Care! Brianna Mae Hanson, HR Generalist 109 N Main, PO Box 99, Howard, SD 57349 Phone: 605.772.4525 Fax: 605.772.4514 bhanson@horizonhealthcare.org www.horizonhealthcare.org Cherry County Hospital Seeking Full-Time RNs and CNAs We offer a competitive wage and benefit package. Contact: Kathryn Renning, DON Phone: 402-376-2525, Fax: 402-376-1627 Email: krenning@cchospital.net Mail: Cherry County Hospital 510 North Green St. • PO Box 410 Valentine, NE 69201 Sioux Falls VA Health Care System Working with and for America’s Veterans is a privilege and we pride ourselves on the quality of care we provide. In return for your commitment to quality health care for our nation’s Veterans, the VA offers an incomparable benefits package. The Sioux Falls VAHCS is currently recruiting for night and day RN and LPN healthcare positions in the following clinical areas. 8 hour, 12 hour and intermittent shifts available, depending on location. • Inpatient (med/surg, mental health) • Long-term Care • Emergency Department • Outpatient Clinics Applicants can apply online at www.USAJOBS.gov They all come together at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System. To be a part of our proud tradition, contact: Human Resources Mgmt. Service 2501 W. 22nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 (605) 333-6852 www.siouxfalls.va.gov • As advanced practice registered nurses, CRNAs practice with a high degree of autonomy and professional respect. As one of the first nursing specialty groups, CRNAs have a long standing commitment to high standards in a demanding field. • CRNAs work in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered. • CRNAs are the primary anesthesia professionals in rural America. For more information & to join us, please visit: www.sdana.com Member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Sisseton Wahpeton College has the following vacancies: Nursing Instructor, RN (2 positions) Sisseton Wahpeton College has an opening for one full-time and one part-time Nursing Instructor. Candidates must possess a current SD nursing license. BSN is required, Master’s Degree preferred. Position is open until filled. Visit our website: www.swc.tc for a full job description and application or contact the HR office at 605/698-3966, ext. 1118.
September, October, November 2016 South Dakota Nurse Page 7 Districts 1, 2 and 3 Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of South Dakota Nurses Association Greetings to South Dakota Nurses! Julie Dangel MSN, RN, SDNA PAC Chair As we all well know this is an election year. I think we have been inundated or maybe barraged with political verbiage. In November decisions will be made, the end of the battles for votes, and then the real work will begin. SDNA Mission The South Dakota Nurses Association speaks with a unified voice to support professional nursing through advocacy, communication, networking and collaboration across nursing specialties. The Registered Nurse is an advocate of access to quality, cost effective care while upholding standards of excellence for the profession. Above is the mission for nurses in South Dakota. It does not mention Republican or Democrat or Independent, just nurses unified. This does not mean that we all think alike or have the same wants and desires but we are all working toward being the best nurse for our patients and the state of South Dakota. One way that we promote our association and our voice is through SDNA PAC. Below is a definition of a PAC. In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a type of organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation (Wikipedia, 2016). Carman Timmerman, EdD, RN One hundred years ago on July 11 and 12, 1916, seventeen nurses met in the Club Room of the Carnegie Library in Rapid City. The organization, originally known as the South Dakota State Association of Graduate Nurses, was formed to promote “legislation beneficial to the members of the organization “(Lead Daily Call, September 13, 1916). And these nurses achieved their goal within one year. During the fifteenth session of the South Dakota Legislature (January-March 1917), SB 38 Relating to Examination and Registration of Graduate Nurses was passed into law. This law mandated that persons had to receive a certificate from the South Dakota State Nurses’ Examining Board in order to be called a registered or graduated nurse. Among the matters covered were “grandfathering,” examining board composition, criteria for certification, and education. I found this information in the historical archives section of the Rapid City Library. You probably have access to this 1917 law, and I’d recommend it as a fascinating read. Speaking of 1917 laws, this was also the year that South Dakota women won the right to vote (after four failed attempts). So fast forward to May 6, 2016. On that day, Districts 1, 2 and 3 held its celebratory event recognizing SDNA’s 100th anniversary. About 60 nurses and friends of nurses gathered to admire old nursing uniforms and memorabilia as well as pictorial tributes to eleven Heirloom Nurses (Rapid City area nurses who’ve devoted years of their lives to the nursing profession), namely Phyllis Alexander, Mary Lou Barrett, Sr. Therese Marie, Phyllis Hertzman, Mary Kress, Helen Howe Lindquist, Emma Rene Malloy, Sr. Jane Francis Mulley, Allen Rada, Mary Weber and Sharon Weber. Districts 1, 2 and 3 President Linda DeLong welcomed the attendees, and Sherry Bea Smith offered an SDNA chronological overview. (Earlier in the day, a local TV station interviewed Sherry Bea and Kris Simonds about our event and its significance.) While we reminisced and re-connected, we enjoyed delectable appetizers as well as a SDNA 100th Anniversary cake. Special thanks to Black Hills Surgical Hospital, Granite Buick-GMC and Regional Health for their financial support of our event and to Premier Mortgage Company for the complimentary use of their hospitality venue. We also appreciatively acknowledge the work of the 100th Anniversary Planning Committee: Linda DeLong, Paula Goddard, Kris Simonds, Sherry Bea Smith, Carla Texel, Carman Timmerman, Lani White and Lesley Wilkinson. The 2014 statistics of active nurses from the SD Nursing Workforce are the following: RN 16,084 CNM 32 CNP 651 CRNA 440 CNS 71 Total 19,761 My point is that with 19,761 RNs active in the state of South Dakota if every RN donated $1 we would have a PAC that state legislators would take notice of. We are a unified voice lets be a unified group that supports the efforts in the legislature to have our voice heard with a roar! The members of the PAC committee should not have to have bake sales to support our PAC with this number of active nurses. $1 from each person is not a lot to ask and the benefits would well outweigh the dollar. It seems that when there is an issue to go before legislation SDNA is one of the first calls but the dollars to support the PAC are donated by a select group. If we are a unified voice then we need to be a unified contributor, $1 from 19,761 nurses I cannot imagine the possibilities that South Dakota Nurses would have on this state. Think about that……… Let’s let them hear us ROAR!
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